Have motorcycle, will travel...with bass?

[GladToBeBack]

Anyone do this? If so, what method has worked best for you? I've heard about people using the gig bags with the backpack straps on them. I've also seen people strap the case to the sissy bar. Just some feedback from anyone that's done this. Until now I've avoided taking the bass on the bike... but I'm getting a new one soon and the kid in me wants to show it off.

 

[SOB H.R.MC]

I use a gigbag with backpack straps but I use zip-ties to reinforce the strap ends in case the metal rings let go. Be careful the first time you get in traffic the bass acts like a sail and it can shift you around when you encounter oncoming traffic

 

[rekesbass]

yes ...I have done this..Like the way SOB mentions above but, I strap it on with the neck down and diagonal and to my right side (the strap coming from my left shoulder diagonally across my chest to my right hip),helps minimize the sail effect..oh, get the strap as tight as possible..be careful..

 

[Dave W]

I don't think I would, not in my area at least. I have to ride on the highway to get pretty much anywhere, I would think as soon as you got above like 45mph that would be a giant sail.

 

[I IV V]

Mount top loading hard bags on the bike. Leave the cover off of one of them and line it with packing foam. Slid the bass, in a gig bag, body first into a side bag and bungee it down.

Build an amp into the other bag, and you're ready to go. Get to the gig, pull out your bass, detach the amp bag and plug in.

 

[palmann]

Midlife crisis hurts, doesn't it?

Gruesse, Pablo


I want a motorcycle, too...

 

[JoshuaTSP]

get a bass that folds in half. problem solved.

 

[Rebop]

Do it the way Jaco did. Get someone else to take your amp and bass, then show up on the bike like a bad mofo.

 

[allexcosta]

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[DLEE]

Allex,I was just about to suggest a Steinberger. Man.I dig the trailer set up!

 

[hdracer]

I do all the time.
First, you need a well made gig bag. The straps need to be strong and triple stitched. With the new spoiler windshields I can comfortably ride at 65-70 mph, any more and it is hard to hang on to the bike.

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[tdub0199]

but where do you put the amp?

 

[hdracer]

but where do you put the amp?

That's what drummers are for

 

[SOB H.R.MC]

I do all the time.
First, you need a well made gig bag. The straps need to be strong and triple stitched. With the new spoiler windshields I can comfortably ride at 65-70 mph, any more and it is hard to hang on to the bike.

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sweet CVO

 

[Lonesomedave]

i realize that bucks are not unlimited, but just for fun, find and watch AMERICAN CHOPPER- the Peavey episode.

those guys modded a bike to carry a guitar and an amp.

real impressive.

/s/ Dave

 

[bassguitarthund]

I do all the time.
First, you need a well made gig bag. The straps need to be strong and triple stitched. With the new spoiler windshields I can comfortably ride at 65-70 mph, any more and it is hard to hang on to the bike.

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SWEET Harley you got there!!!!

 

[Tumbao]

 

[Marko 1]

Oh, I never carried a bass on a bike to a gig, but if I did, I guess I’d take this one.

I doubt either of these would do…

 

[bigjames]

I know I am bumping an old thread here, but I was about to post a new thread on the same topic and remembered to search first! In a couple of months, riding my motorcycle (Yamaha Roadstar 1600) to rehearsal will be really convenient (there is a usable Fender Bassman amp at the rehearsal space).

I am thinking of trying this with a less expensive bass (just in case). So, my Warwick Corvette 5 it will be - heavier than the Sadowsky or Fbass, but... Bring my tuner and a couple of cables in the bag and I should be set. I was even thinking I might be able to get away with playing at our actual venue (a proper theatre with pro audio) without an amp by using my Radial ToneBone and going direct into the PA (using a stage monitor for sound rather than my amp).

I liked the suggestion of wearing the gig bag upside down and diagonally (likely neck down to the left, since my pipes are on the right). I am less concerned about wind pressure on the neck (my bike and body will likely deflect most of the wind), but I am concerned about the temperature changes and how they might affect the next. The weather where I am (Vancouver Canada) is pretty mild and probably warm when I am actually doing this. I will likely give this a shot.